Thisara Perera guessed the right side of the coin and opted to field first. India will now look to post a mighty total on the board and then put pressure on the Sri Lankan batting unit in the second innings.
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The Indore surface has always been hailed as a paradise for the batsmen, and with dew coming into play in the second innings, Sri Lanka will be hoping that they can chase down whatever Indian post on the board in the second innings.
The Indian team will be looking to seal the series tonight, and that is way Rohit has gone in with the same team that took field in the first T20 at Cuttack.
Sri Lanka though have gone in with two changes, bringing in Sadeera and Chaturanga in place of Vishwa and Dasun.
Lineups:
India:
Rohit Sharma(c), Lokesh Rahul, Shreyas Iyer, MS Dhoni(w), Manish Pandey, Dinesh Karthik, Hardik Pandya, Kuldeep Yadav, Jaydev Unadkat, Jasprit Bumrah, Yuzvendra Chahal
Sri Lanka:
Niroshan Dickwella(w), Upul Tharanga, Kusal Perera, Angelo Mathews, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Asela Gunaratne, Thisara Perera(c), Chaturanga de Silva, Akila Dananjaya, Dushmantha Chameera, Nuwan Pradeep.
Venue: Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore
